The current edition of the George Borrow Society Bulletin

Cover of the current George Borrow Bulletin The Autumn 2017 George Borrow Bulletin is now out (Series 2, No. 15) and members should have received their copy during December 2017.

Those who have read Borrow’s Wild Wales will know of his admiration of the now-famous Welsh poet, Dafydd ap Gwilym, and of Borrow’s thoughts on just how love-struck the bard really was with Morfudd and Dyddgu.  With the aid of modern translations and scholarly input Simon examines Dafydd’s ladies, his relationship with them, and what Borrow wrote.

A little plug from the William MacOubrey article: you can read William’s play Drake which is available at Project Gutenberg, his contribution to a vaccination debate at Marylebone, London, and, if you understand Latin, you might also try his student thesis on Jaundice.  For background on his literary works, see the article.

We have an introduction to Jefferey Farnol, where Martin draws out how Borrow was a great inspiration to Farnol.

Mike has been further researching Borrow’s dingle (from Lavengro and Romany Rye) and has come up with a lot more fascinating facts that point toward the theory he started in the previous Bulletin.  This has also led to a better understanding of why the Gipsies went to the church (in Romany Rye).

We’ve very pleased that Brian Bouchard has not only set our Website straight on ‘Gipsy Cooper’ but has turned up a picture of Charlotte Cooper, fights by famous men mentioned by Borrow and much more.  You can read Brian’s original article on the Epsom and Ewell History Explorer website.

The Society always welcomes new members and if you’d like to join, please see the details on our Web page.  We usually meet twice a year, visit places associated with Borrow, and have excellent talks.  The Bulletin, as you can see, always contains a great deal of interest and is often commended for it’s high standard of research: to which thanks go to our beloved editor, Ann.

In addition to our Facebook group Trish has recently started a Twitter account: see the links on the left of the page for details.

George Borrow Bulletin 2nd Series nº 15 (Autumn 2017)

News

2

 

Membership of the Society

2

 

Obituary: Liz Clough

3

 

Obituary: Richard Burleigh

6

 

Recent events

7

 

Future events

Articles

7

Keeton, Simon

Dafydd’s Girls

17

Price, David

George Borrow’s Son-in-law: Notes towards a Biography of William MacOubrey, Part 2

20

Gosling, Martin

Jefferey Farnol and Shades of Borrow

23

Skillman, Mike

Borrow’s Dingle

29

Skillman, Mike

Borrow’s Gypsies and Christianity

32

Bouchard, Brian

John (Jack) Cooper, The Fighting Gypsy: Bare-Knuckle Fighting on Epsom Downs

Notes and Queries

40

Keeton, Simon

Ben Brain—an apology

41

Ridler, Ann M.

By-paths in Dereham History, a postscript

41

Russell, Jonathan

To Walk like Borrow

47

Gosling, Martin

Odds and Ends, some notes on commemoration of Borrow’s name

48

Kerrigan, Colm

Murillo Paintings, Real or Imaginary? Borrow in Palencia

51

Ridler, Ann M.

The Peter Williams Welsh Bible

Book Reviews

53

Rawbone, Michael

Treading the Dance

60

Murphy, Martin

George Borrow in Tipperary 1815–1816, by Colm Kerrigan

Other

57

 

Publications

63

 

News-cuttings

64

 

Borrow On-Line

65

 

The Lavengro Press

67

 

The George Borrow Trust

67

 

Seen on YouTube!

67

 

Calling all Campers — A Borrovian Tent!!

68

 

A Crossword Clue!

68

 

Christmas Gambols — The Songs of Borrow's Boyhood? — A New CD

70

 

The George Borrow Society’s Twitter Account — @georgeborrowsoc

70

 

George Borrow’s Norfolk Diaries

70

 

Borrow Dreaming

72

 

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